Real Web Project Management: Case Studies and Best Practices from the Trenches

Common Web Team Roles

The composition of most development teams is a chance occurrence, usually determined by available staff, and you will rarely, if ever, be allowed the luxury of picking and choosing the people for the team. The project kickoff meeting will be the first time the team is assembled and your first opportunity to gauge the dynamics of this new amalgamation of talent. The internal dynamics of Web teams can be staggering in their complexity and scope. Managing the team, let alone the project itself, is an enormous task requiring energy and interpersonal skills.

Before you can manage a Web development team you have to know the players. It's important to note that team composition is different from organization to organization, project ...